administration had in plans down to 30, believing that this area was not really a threat and we should focus our energies elsewhere now they are saying maybe that wasn't a good idea. >> right it seems very clear it was a miscalculation. i think some of us at the time sensed it was. what they misdiagnosed, was the nature of what was happening in the region, in terms of what a heavily sanctioned country, determined to acquire these capabilities would be able to do. i think it was also driven by a broader ideology that was ow opposed to missile defense. perhaps missile defense has now bipartisan support. martha: i was immediately reminded of our posture in eastern european it raises the question about the administration. has there foreign policy made us somewhat more vulnerable, that is one of the questions that i want to ask you, and sort of what has the reaction of world powers been to that? >> right, i think that the example of flexibility already given towards russia early in the administration of pulling back on our commitment to missile offense in eastern europe was a similar miscalculation. it was no